The Pattern of the American Revolution?

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1. On the eve of the revolution, the government had failed to meet the needs of the people, and had denied political power to new and powerful social or economic groups, and lost the support of intellectuals. What are the names of the people that played a role in the beginning of the revolution?

2. The revolution began with a dramatic act that demonstrated the inability of government to control the course of events. What is the dramatic act like the "Tea Party" in the American Revolution?

3. Moderates in the revolutionary movement seize power and attempt a program of moderate reform. Name the moderate group and explain why they were moderates.

4. The moderate reform program arouses opposition and violence --- by counterrevolutionary forces within the country and by fearful foreign countries. Name the moderate program that arouses opposition.

5. To preserve the revolution in the "crisis stage", the extremists of the Revolutionary movement seize control and employ force and terror against enemies of the revolution. Who are the extremist? Name the people and the name of the group they led.

6. With the crisis surmounted and the public sick of the bloodletting, the terror comes to an end. What event marks and end to the terror?

7. In the ensuing period of political instability, a powerful leader emerges, seized power, and rules as a dictator. What is the name of the dictator? What do they hope he will preserve?
 
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